All This Sounds Gas
| All This Sounds Gas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock Alternative rock Jangle pop Paisley Underground | |||
| Label | Matador Records | |||
| Preston School of Industry chronology | ||||
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All This Sounds Gas is the 2001 debut album from Preston School of Industry. Its title is a reference to George Harrison's album All Things Must Pass.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| NME | 7/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 5.3/10[5] |
All This Sounds Gas received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 72/100 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Spiral Stairs.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whalebones" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Falling Away" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "A Treasure @ Silver Bank (This Dynasty's for Real)" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Encyclopedic Knowledge Of" | 7:56 |
| 5. | "History of the River" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Doping for Gold" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Solitaire" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Blü Sön" | 0:43 |
| 9. | "Monkey Heart and the Horses' Leg" | 4:25 |
| 10. | "The Idea of Fires" | 2:56 |
| 11. | "Take a Stand/All This Sounds Gas" | 8:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Walls of Grain" | 3:08 |
| 13. | "Suddenly Stable" | 2:34 |
| 14. | "To Squash It for Good" | 2:37 |
| 15. | "Imperial" | 4:02 |
| 16. | "Most Common Method" | 4:08 |
| 17. | "I've Done Nothing Wrong" | 4:57 |
"All This Sounds Gas" is a 1:33 hidden bonus track after nine seconds of silence. The CD opens with a 1:13 pregap track, with 0:30 of silence and a 0:43 collage of music (mostly backwards) that leads directly into the intro of "Whalebones".
References[edit]
- ^ Berman, Stuart (24 August 2022). "We've Got A File On You: Spiral Stairs". Stereogum.
- ^ a b "All This Sounds Gas by Preston School Of Industry Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Alexander, Jim. "Preston School Of Industry: All This Sounds Gas". NME. Archived from the original on October 4, 2001. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ Pitchfork review
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